Joseph Barbera's cartoon friends

Alan Alder

Joseph Barbera, right, and his partner, William Hanna, left, co-founded the animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions, which produced several hit cartoon series from the late 1950s until 1991, when it was sold to Turner Broadcasting.

Joseph Barbera, right, and his partner, William Hanna, left, co-founded the animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions, which produced several hit cartoon series from the late 1950s until 1991, when it was sold to Turner Broadcasting. (Alan Alder)